No. 2,340 in Spanish
sorprendente
Surprising.
In a sentence
La vista desde la cima de la montaña es sorprendente.
The view from the mountain top is surprising.
Here, 'sorprendente' describes the quality of the view and is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'vista'.
Es sorprendente cómo aprendió el idioma tan rápidamente.
It is surprising how they learned the language so quickly.
In this sentence, 'sorprendente' is used as a predicate adjective after the copulative verb 'es', expressing a general reaction to an event.
Dijo algo que me resultó sorprendente durante la reunión.
They said something that I found surprising during the meeting.
Here, 'sorprendente' is used attributively to show that the subject matter (what was said) elicited surprise or amazement.
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